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All the above...Tele's rule!
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I had a George Harrison rosewood Tele that was awesome....I did replace the neck pickup that squealed with a nice jazzy warm Duncan.
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Telecasters and Stratocasters are awesome and I've got one of each.
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For those that like both a Tele And A Strat. Parallel Universe.
https://shop.fender.com/en-US/electr...176032703.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8GRxNMbLcE
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Because of their inherent clarity, teles are the guitars that separate the men from the boys, so to speak. But no electric rewards good technique quite like a tele. They are hard to break. You learn to use a tone control. About $800 in parts and you can put a tele together that will be better than anything you can buy short of the Fender Custom Shop.
USA Custom or Warmouth neck and body, Glendale bridge plate and compensated saddles and knobs, a little ReRanch nitro, and the Fralin, Lollar, or DON MARE pickups of your choosing, and you have a beast. Run a clean boost into a Tweed amp circuit and raunch away. Particularly a Champ.
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Elegance is in simplicity.
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A good thread question. I too have noticed acoustic guitarists that know their stuff tend to own teles.
Good answers too: seems to be around simplicity and versatility. I can’t speak from experience though, I don’t own an electric yet but am leaning heavily towards a... well it’s obvious right?
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I think one reason may be that the scale lengths of Martin D's and Teles (and Strats) are just about the same. But by that reasoning, if you play a big Gibson acoustic you should like most Gibson electrics.
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I like Telecaster because the neck feels much like an acoustic. I'm most comfortable transitioning from acoustic to electric with a telecaster.
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I love all guitars - but there is just something about a tele that is awesome.. It feels right, sounds right, and does everything well.
I strung mine up with 12's it sounds thick and fights you back a little bit like an acoustic.. My next runner up is an ES335! |
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I think the thread has hit all the high points. Simplicity. Transparency (let's the player and amp shine through). Similar scale length to many popular acoustics. Bridge design brings in a certain kind of wood resonance at low volume that can sound remarkably like a hollow-body for a plank of wood.
One thing that hasn't been mentioned: ergonomically it seems to work like an acoustic when played seated. Strats (and "offsets" like the Jazzmaster/Jaguar) work well seated too, and Strat players like to mention the "comfort contours" they have, but as acoustic players, we're used to have a square edge upper bout under our arm. I've played Gibson Les Paul and SG's seated, and they work, but the Tele body still seems to feel more like a acoustic when I play seated somehow.
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Never liked Telecasters much myself, mostly because of the bridge design and chunky saddles, though there are some non-classic Teles with Strat or even LP-style bridges that I'd like better. But I already have Strat that is much more versatile, and if I were to buy another electric it'd probably be a semi-hollow like an ES-335.
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It would be a great guitar at twice the price. If you like Teles and have never played the Baja, I highly recommend it. If you wish you liked Teles, this might be the one that convinces you. |
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telacaster
What's a telacaster? Anything like a bait caster? Or a broadcaster?
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